Education

• Doctorate. PhD in Plant Sciences and Biotechnology. Experimental Biology Unit, Scientific Research Center of Yucatán AC. 1998
• Post-Doctorate. Postdoctoral Training in Molecular Biology and Plant Biochemistry. Institute of Biotechnology of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (1998). Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, State University of New York at Stony Brook (2000). National Laboratory of Genomics for Biodiversity (LANGENBIO). Department of Metabolic Engineering and Resistance to Environmental Stress. CINVESTAV-Irapuato Unit (2008). 1998-2008

Current research

• Agrobiotechnology

ONGOING PROJECTS

• CpRAP2.4a: Transcription factor (TF) involved in heat stress mitigation, to understand its long-distance transport mechanism in papaya sap. Call for proposals “Frontier Science 2023” (CONAHCYT Code: CF-2023-G-636).

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

• Diobel González-Stewart, Miguel Ángel Herrera-Alamillo, Oscar Alejandro Viveros-Aguilar, Ana Ly Arroyo-Herrera, Luis Joel Figueroa-Yáñez y Luis Carlos Rodríguez-Zapata. Influence of APETALA2/ethylene response factor transcription factors in the response to abiotic stress in plants (Influencia de factores de transcripción de la superfamilia APETALA2/factor de respuesta a etileno en respuesta al estres abiotico en plantas). Mexican Journal of Biotechnology. 10. 18-35. 2025. https://doi.org/10.29267/mxjb.2025.10.3.18-35.
• García-Castillo, M.J.; Tamayo-Ordóñez, Y.d.J.; Tamayo-Ordóñez, M.C.; Barredo-Pool, F.; Rodríguez-Zapata, L.C.; Ayíl-Gutiérrez, B.A.; Pulido-Salas, M.T.; Sánchez-Teyer, L.F. Comparative Analysis of Components Involved in the Synthesis of Cellulose in Agave Species. Agronomy. 15. 1435-1453. 2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15061435.
• Ayil-Gutiérrez, B.A.; Sánchez-Teyer, L.F.; Rodríguez-Zapata, L.C.; Barredo-Pool, F.; Ramos-García, V.H.; Acosta-Cruz, E.; Rodríguez-de la Garza, J.A.; Sosa-Santillán, G.d.J.; Córdova-Quiroz, A.V.; Tamayo-Ordoñez, F.A.; Damas-Damas, S.; Sánchez-López, E.; Lizarazo-Ortega, C.; Tamayo-Ordóñez, M. C.; Tamayo-Ordóñez, Y. d.J. Differential Physiological Changes in Stomata in Polyploid Agave spp. Could Indicate Flexibility in CO2 Fixation. Agronomy. 15. 817-841. 2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15040817.
• Moreno-Cálix, D., Guillén-Chable, F., Gallardo Flores, M., Cantarero, K., Rodríguez-Zapata, L., & Castano, E. CASTE DEVELOPMENT IN HYMENOPTERA, A MOLECULAR VIEW FOR FARMING IMPROVEMENT OF STINGLESS BEES. Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems. 27. 1-10. 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.56369/tsaes.5214.
• Muñoz-Miranda, L.A., Zepeda-Peña, A.C., Casas-Godoy, L., Pereira-Santana Alejandro, Méndez-Zamora Andrés, Barrera-Martínez Iliana, Rodríguez-Zapata Luis, Gschaedler-Mathis Anne Christine & Figueroa-Yáñez Luis J. CRISPRi-induced transcriptional regulation of IAH1 gene and its influence on volatile compounds profile in Kluyveromyces marxianus DU3 World J Microbiol Biotechnol. 40. 121. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-023-03811-0.

PATENTS OR TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS

• Luis Carlos Rodríguez Zapata; Luis Joel Figueroa Yañez; Alejandro Pereira Santana; Enrique Castaño de la Serna. MÉTODO PARA TRANSFORMAÇÃO GENÉTICA. BR 112019000289-8 B1. Brasil. 2024
• Luis Carlos Rodríguez Zapata; Luis Joel Figueroa Yañez; Alejandro Pereira Santana; Enrique Castaño de la Serna. FACTORES DE TRANSCRIPCIÓN AISLADOS DE Carica papaya Y SU APLICACIÓN PARA OBTENER PLANTAS TOLERANTES A TEMPERATURAS EXTREMAS. 421614 B. Mexico. 2024
• Enrique Castaño de la Serna, Ulises Corona Rodríguez, Luis Carlos Rodriguez Zapata. Fibrilarina con actividad de ribonucleasa y su uso modular. 412544 B. Mexico. 2025
• Luis Carlos Rodriguez Zapata, Luis Joel Figueroa Yáñez, Alejandro Pereira Santana, Enrique Castaño de la Serna. Isolated transcription Factors of Carica papaya and their application to obtain extreme temperatura tolerating Plants (Factor de transcripción de Carica papaya y su aplicación para obtener plantas tolerantes a temperaturas extremas). US11910769B2. USA. 2024
• Luis Carlos Rodriguez Zapata, Luis Joel Figueroa Yáñez, Alejandro Pereira Santana, Enrique Castaño de la Serna. Isolated transcription Factors of carica papaya and their application to obtain extreme temperatura tolerating Plants (Factor de transcripción de Carica papaya y su aplicación para obtener plantas tolerantes a temperaturas extremas). US11292818B2. USA. 2022

RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS

• 2025. Presentación del libro “Los mágicos colores de la papaya”. La Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán a través de la Feria Internacional de la Lectura Yucatán
• 2025. Member of the organizing committee of the International Congress on Biotechnology, Engineering and STEM. The National Society of Biotechnology and Engineering (SONABIIN).
• 2025. Membresía en el Sistema Nacional de investigadores como Investigador Nacional Nivel 2 del 1 de enero del 2021 al 31 de diciembre del 2025. Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación (SECIHTI)

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